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2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

21 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 21 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read more about Music Education at UGA

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Florida State

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Music Education Report

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Music Education Report

#13 in overall quality

University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNT has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Music Education Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at The University of Texas at Austin

#8

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Music Education Report

#9

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Music Education at IU Bloomington

#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#14 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at Texas Tech

#5 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#12

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Music Education Report

#13

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#23 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Southern Miss

#14

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Music Education at Boston University

#15

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#17 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, KU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about Music Education at University of Kansas

#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Kent State has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State Music Education Report

#17

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about Music Education at Temple

#22 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also took the #22 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma Music Education Report

#19

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#15 in overall quality

Shenandoah University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

Read full report on Music Education at Shenandoah University

#20

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#21 in overall quality

University of Hartford ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.

Read more about Music Education at UHart

#21

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#16 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at U Miami

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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